Ac300 Unit 3 Homework

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UNIT 2 CHAPTER 1 1. | Question : | Which of the following is an internal user of a company's financial information? |

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| Student Answer: | | company treasurer |

| | | stockholder in the company |

| | | bank lending to the company |

| | | union |

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| Points Received: | 2 of 2 |

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2. | Question : | Which pronouncements are not issued by the FASB? |

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| Student Answer: | | Statements of Financial Accounting Concepts |

| | | Technical Bulletins |

| | | Opinions |

| | | Interpretations |

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| Points Received: | 2 of 2 |

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3. | Question : | Auditors face ethical issues because |

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| Student Answer: | | GAAP permits various standards to be used to produce profits |

| | | auditors may express an opinion that may cause difficulty to employees of a company |

| | | auditors may not discover insider trading |

| | | GAAP does not permit fraud |

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| Points Received: | 2 of 2 |

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4. | Question : | Notes to financial statements provide |

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| Student Answer: | | discussions that further explain items shown in the financial statements |

| | | comparative financial information with the previous year |

| | | management’s discussions about plans for the future |

| | | the report of the independent auditors |

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| Points Received: | 2 of 2 |

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5. | Question : | The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). The PCAOB was established to |

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| Student Answer: | | bring to justice public companies such as Enron and WorldCom for committing fraud |

| | | oversee the standards promulgated by the SEC related to public companies |

| | | protect the interests of investors by overseeing auditors of public companies |

| | | establish GAAP for use...